Complete news coverage of Walworth County from Southern Lakes Newspapers
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Union Grove, Westosha Central dominate first team; Speth named top player By Mike Ramczyk Sport Editor I made my bed, and now I must lie in it. Yes, the very first Southern Lakes Newspapers all-area teams, boys and girls basketball last winter, opened an entire new can of worms for […]
No democratic challenger in November General Election By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Without a democratic challenger in the Nov. 8 General Election for the 83rd State Assembly District, Tuesday’s primary election is the only chance area voters have to choose between the four GOP candidates running for the seat. On […]
Members of Lake Geneva club to compete in Inland Lake Yachting Association championship Top U.S. yacht racers will compete Aug. 17 to 21 in the second of three consecutive Inland Lake Yachting Association annual championships on Geneva Lake. More than 250 Class A, E, C and MC Scow design yachts […]
Jim Pauly (left) and Bob Madden cut lobsters in preparation for the Big Foot Lion’s Club’s 33rd annual Lobster Boil and Steak Fry July 31 in Fontana’s Reid Park. About 1,800-pounds of lobster were prepared for those who purchased tickets. The annual lobster boil was started in 1983 and the […]
Chamber’s Corn and Brat Roast in downtown Elkhorn By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff The Elkhorn Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting its Corn and Brat Days this weekend in Elkhorn’s Veterans Park on the downtown square. Formerly the Elkhorn Rotary Club’s Festival of Summer, the chamber’s Corn and Brat […]
The Whitewater Area Chamber of Commerce will host its annual uptown and downtown Maxwell Street Days event Friday and Saturday on Main Street with indoor and sidewalk sales and more. Hours are dependent on each individual store and vendor so shoppers are advised to check with their favorite stores for […]
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater’s former Sentry store building will have a new lease on life — but a grocery store is not part of the plans. On Monday, the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents approved the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Foundation’s request to lease the high profile, 51,000-square-foot building, […]
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Two skydivers, diving with Skydive Milwaukee/Sky Knights in East Troy, were injured late Monday afternoon when their parachutes apparently got twisted together during their descent. “We had two skydivers go down at the East Troy Municipal Airport,” Village of East Troy Police Chief Alan Boyes […]
New director says he’s ‘up for the challenge’ By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff When Jeff Gartman applied for the director position at the East Troy Lions Public Library, he said he was tired of “living the rat race” working in Chicago and community long hours every day from St. Charles, […]
Whitewater PD joining National Night Out event Aug. 2 in Elkhorn The Whitewater Police Department, in conjunction with the Walworth County Sheriff’s Office, is hosting the annual National Night Out celebration on Tuesday, Aug. 2, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Walworth County Fair Grounds, located at 411 E […]
